Vaporizer.



M. BEADLE.

YAPORIZER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13. I916.

Patented Oct. 2, 19 17 its amass MARK BEADLE, or BATTLE dREFlK, MICHIGAN;

firemen.

To all whom it may 00mm Be itknovvn that 1,- MARK BEAfiLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Battle Creek, in the county of Calhoun and State of Michigan; have invented certain new and useful'lmprovements in Vaporizers, of-

Which the following isa-specification.

The present invention more particularly relates to means for both accelerating and augmenting the motive or expansive'force in internal combustion engines, and it contemplates means whereby a predetermined supply of a substance, as, for instance, Water, Will be supplied to the combustion chamber of an engine of the class set forth, the smile taneously with the admission of the'regular carhureted mixture into the engine cylinder whereby the formation" of carbon may be eliminated inthe operation of internal combustion' engine's; whereby the ezqaansion'or' gases may be both accelerated and augmented and the ordinary fuel supply re duced to a minimum; whereby the device be'installe'd on any ordinary internal comhustion engine a' mechanic of ordinary ablllty and at. a nomlnal expense;

whereby the same v vill be simple inconstruc' tion, cornpact inforlnyeconomical' to Inanu facture and efficacious in operation. These and other ob ects and advantages Wlll be herei11a"fter" -'more'fullysetforth in the follovving' specification and defined in the appended claim; v H a W For the purpose of explaining my irhprovementin engines ofthetvpe set forth,

the accompanying drawing inparams embodiment of the vaporizer therefor, but

the important instrumentalities of p the same may be varied, and so' it 'isitd'hefuiiderstood that the invention is not lilnited to the specific arrangement and'or'ganization as shown andd escribedf 1 Referring to the drawing? p (V Figure 1 is a broken "erspecti've vie'vv of the" 'en'giiie and insti111111251113 hoard (if an auto:

Specification of Letters I atent.

niobile vvithan" embo'a meato myvapefiza applied to the manifold of the engine; 7 V Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section view of the vaporizer and a broken sectiojnalvievv of the lnanlfold of an engine to Which it is attachedithe arroivs indicating tlie flow of the" fluids therethroughi' Figi 3*isf a brok'iiloiigitudiilal 'section,

modification, of the vaporizei 'air valves and' int'akeport.

cage and valve seatfi- Fig. 5 is'a perspective vieXviof a" valve. Figl(Hsan outer endvi'evv of Fig; 3 I

Fig. 7 is" a; ers ective View of the air regulatingscrew employed in the modificationshoiv'n in Figi 3l I Likemaiiks of reference refer to corre sponding equivalent parts in the diflerent viexvs; in vhich A represents four-cylinder fotii cycle engine 6% ZiZbQfBfthe exhaust, C, themanifoldfrmh the carhu r etef fl); the ii1- strumnt 'beafd of an automobile; and E, the vaporizer applied w the manifold for supplying fluid to the 'Ii'iiiiture emanating from the carbureter. W H I 1 The va'porlze'r Ecom'prl's'egm the main, a

conveyance a" longitudinal chamber 1" into Which a fluid supply tuloe 2' uiider' con-f trol of a valve 3 is conhectedi The chamber of said conveyanceat" one end thereof enter- Patented ct.- 2,-- 191a Applicatioii fiieaivfarch 13, 1916; siia'lnf 831798;

Fig". 4" is a perspective View of the: valve in'g theHiiani'foldC of an engine' is supplied Withaj'porous plug 4, the'oppositeend of the charn'her conta ning a valve seat 5 and sprlngreactlng grooved cylindrical valve 6 engaging therewith; theme end of thecon veyance having areg ulativeicap or closure 7 provided With an" aperture 8" through which air may enter the chamber 1 of saidxcon veya'ncel" Inth embodiment S awn'- in i' porous plug 4 comprises a" basket" or container 9 of Wire screen having a filling o f asbestos or equivalent material, the samebeing closely fitted Within the chanlher l of the" vehicle E and preferably extending into the manifold cbetvv'erm the carbureter and en-f gineisothat ases'emanating" from the carburetr or other supply" source of an engine during thje'intake stroke of itspiston; Will also sweep along the infinitesimal particles of fluid-Water for" instance- 'supp1iedtosaid plug from said conveyance. Preferably the chamber in the outer end of the conveyance E is slightly enlarged and bored to form a seat 10 against which the offset end 11 of a Valve cage 12 may bear. Within the cage 12 a small valve reacting coil spring 13 and cone-tipped longitudinally-fluted valve 6 is placed, and within the offset ends of the cage side-strips the conically-perforated disk valve-seat 5 is fitted, the arrangement of the parts being such that the conical point of said valve will close the aperture in said valve-seat through action of said spring, and open said aperture for the inflow of air from the exterior by the intake stroke of the v engine piston.

An object in assembling the valve, its spring and valve-seat as set forth, is to facilitate the renewal or replacement of the parts as occasion may require.

In Fig. 2, the conveyance E is provided with a screw cap or closure 7 having an aperture 8 through one side thereof, the aperture registering with a corresponding aperture 14 leading from the enlarged end of the chamber 1. The opening formed when the apertures 8 and 14 are coincident permits air to enter the chamber 1 when the valve 6 is unseated, the amount of air being controlled by turning the closure 7 to regulate the size of the orifice between said parts.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 3, the closure 7 has a centrally-disposed screwthreaded opening fitted with a wing thumbscrew 15, an aperture or air reductive passage 16 being formed by cutting away a portion of the threads of both said screw and its opening.

The aperture 16 is opened or closed as expedient, by turning said screw to mismatch the cutaway portions of the threads of the respective parts.

The valve-seat 5 in Fig. 3 is held in position between the end of the receptacle E and an offset shoulder 17 in the closure 7, a small chamber 18 being formed between the valve and said closure. In this modification, also, the valve 6 has a stem 19 about which the spring 13 is coiled.

Referring to the valves in question, small longitudinal grooves 20 are formed thereon for the purpose of permitting air to freely flow from the chamber 18 into the chamber 1 when the valve 6 is unseated from its seat 5. e

The valve 3 preferably is of needle type, the point thereof being adapted to open and close a passage-way 21 leading from the fluid supply pipe 2 into the chamber 1, the stem of the valve extending diagonally through the instrument board D and fitted with an indicating finger 2:2. playing over a dial 23 attached to said board. The fluid may be conveyed to the vaporizer E through one or more pipes leading from one or different sources of supply, a single pipe 2 herein being shown. The pipe 2 may carry a single fluidas for instance, water from the radiator, water jacket or other water source, to an engine, or it may draw its supply from some wholly independent source, the object of a pipe or pipes being to convey suitable fluid to the vaporizer E, whether from one or more sources, either in simple or compound form.

I will describe the arrangement and operation of the vaporizer as applied to the manifold of a gas engine:

A hole having been drilled and tapped in the manifold C at some place near the exit from the carbureter thereto, the assembled vaporizer E with its externally-threaded end containing the porous plug 4 is screwed therein, and arranged so that the valve stem 3 may be readily controlled as, for instance, to operate from a suitable dial on the instrument board D, as shown, and the fluid pipe 2 or pipes connected with some suitable source of supply, as hereinbefore set forth. The vaporizer having been thus installed on an engine, fluid is supplied thereto by opening the valve 3, which permits said fluid to flow from the pipe 2, or pipes, into the chamber 1, from which it enters the porous plug 4 and is drawn from thence into the combustion chamber of the cylinders at the intake stroke of the piston along with the gases from the carbureter with which it afiiliates to increase the expansive force of gases thus formed.

If air is desired to accompany the intake of fluid, the cap 7 at the free end of the vaporizer (Fig. 2) is turned to allow the. apertures 8 and 14 to register, thereby allowing air to enter the chamber 18 from which it passes through the aperture to the valve seat 5, and about the valve 6 through the grooves 20 and between the basket sides into the main chamber 1 and out through the porous plug 4 into the manifold, the intake stroke of the piston causing a partial vacuum in the chamber 1 thereby releasing said valve 6 from its seat and permitting the passage of air as set forth, the spring 13 causing the valve to reseat.

From the foregoing explanation of the construction and operation of my invention a more extended description, it is believed, will not be necessary.

Having set forth my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is In a gas engine, a fluid conveyance comprising a barrel open at either end, one end thereof being exteriorly screw-threaded and fitted within a correspondingly-fitted aperture of an engine manifold, the opposite end of the barrel having an enlarged bore and covered with a screw-threaded cap, said cap and said barrel each having an aperture capable of registering by the turning of said cap to admit or prevent air entering said barrel, a cage fitted Within said barrel having an offset abutting a shoulder formed between the variable bores of said barrel, a valve seat having an aperture fitted Within said offset, a valve fitted Within said cage adapted to open and close the aperture in said valve seat, a spring fitted Within said 10 barrel adapted to reseat said valve, and a fluid supply pipe opening into said barrel between said manifold and said valve.

MARK BEADLE.

Witnesses:

R. A. DONOVAN, F. H. WINGATE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. O. 

